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ESTABLISHED AUGUST "a. 1852.
JOINT CONFERENCE
STILL uAnp1Na ON EXTRAS"
No Decision Eenched by tho Manufacturers
md Aninlgnninted Association = The
Committeo AdIourns to Meet To.mor.
irow-A Settlement Looked For. y

PlrrauuRdu, June 27.-There was no 70.
suit reached at THO atternoon's scale con
ference OF iron manufacturers aud the
Amalgamated Association. The meeting
was harmonious but neither aide would
yield q single point, and an adjournment
was ordered till next Wednesday after
noon. This evening the Amalgamasod
coniereeB met for the purpose OF iormulst.
ing more specially the poiuta In their
scale concerning the ''exsrss." The print
ed statement will be presented to secreta.
ry Weeks, Of ithe Iron Manufacturers
Association early tomorrow, and on
Wednesday morning tho employers will
hold special meeting to formally decide
what reply they shall make at the joint
conference the same afternoon.
Speaking Of to.night's meeting, secre.
tary Martin, OF the Amslgamsted Ae.oci-
alton, said: ut will result In our formu.
lating our absolute ultlmatum with regard
to tho matter Of 'e1tfas'." n Ff
A spirit OF conciiiation pervsded tho
joint conference this afternoon and q more
hopeful feeling exists that thors will be
an amicable eettlenent OF tho differences
at tho next conference. 1n the evept OF 3
disagreement, however, the mills will sll
shut down OIL Thursday night. as the
strike, II decided upon. will commence
Friday. A strike will affect at least &c, 900
men. JgH Hsass - aa-.'s3 ~
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MOUSDSvILLE.
Visitors don't get In-ihs Four,h-rhe
- VI. galt-t CNmu Grnuud, 9stcF 1Ir-6' Ft--,-


Visitors don't get In-ihs Four,h-rhe
I--ea5S9 Camp Grounds, ,eic siJs5.5 J5.5
4 ia. Ewing returned homs Saturday.
Il. NJ. Russell and Col. Aruet. attended
court yesterday. ss' II
J. Howard Holt and Miss Anna Thatch.
or were married at tho Simpson NJ. ID.
church Sunday night by Rsv.L. L. Stow
art. gi,s ,'i33 y ts n. a, 1i;l' 1
Newt Cunningham was before MAY OF
Quinn Saturday night charged with iHss
driving on the street !. The summons was
oteood and Cunningham was Dismissed.
Judge Jacob yesterday act aside the sale
OF the Simpson properly. The sale wao
made several days ago, ]. .SW.t Gallagher
being the purchaser. Anew sale will be
ordered. Ms Ks n; 3. n !
An excursion from steuteuy;lle:s and
Wellaburg visited Moundeyille Sunday.
They came down on tho Courier aud went
to the prison, bat Superintendent Roheyt.
eon retuacd to let them 20 in, a prsat ma nv
being intoxicated. Mr. Robertson ia yery
careful In bis management oil tie prison
and persons desiring to 60 through It mus
pc II proper condition. i. M \ b s'''
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New YoRK, June e7.-Ptoi. A. D. Lang
ston, Of St. Louis, arrived in New York
this morning. Ha comes IL the interest
of q movement insugurased by leading COL
ored citizens Of st. Lonis, who propose
that tho eolored people shall signalize tho
approaching enoanpment OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic at e. Louis by q
becoming demonstration. s:7lts53SSs2 s. n
THE idea 10 to urge all colored posts VI
the GA. r. to be present at the encamp:
ment and invite the coio,ed people in all
parts OF the country to send Delegations Of
representative men to take part IN the
celebration. q = ~ /.
"A committee Of prominent eolored citi,
zeus Of St. Louis hss tho matter in hand,
and Prot Langston saya no effort will be
spared to bring together largo body Of
Representative colored mon from the whole
country and to make the demonstration
popular and impostant feature OF tho 9
AR, sncampment. On leaving New York
Prof Luneston will visit the o:ner greal
cities OF the East 70 interest the coloree
people in this movement. l;,;S; ;..S 3i5t
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ST. LOUIS, June PA special to the
Post Dispatch from Wichita, Kas., says:
a man named Elliott alias smithy alias
The Kid" was arrested last night in
front Of the Occidental hotel and Jailed.
March 10 IN a big fight at Laurens, N. NJ,
ne shot and killed City Marshal Lipman
aud escaped. He arrived In Wichita four
days Ago and has been ahsdowed ever
eince. While drunk be confessed to the
murder Of Lipman and boosted that In
big fight at Trail City, Kas., ton days AGO
he killed man there. a wear AGO at a
houae OF ill.iame at Wichita, a man was
killed in a row and woman recognized
Elliott when he was arrested. She aaid
he confessed to her that he killed this
man. A reward OF $500 has been offered
for his arrest eince the murder OF the
Laurcna Marshal. ..7Y ~ -l-5TI,
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\ Day Of Entnl A pcIdanta.

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CHICAGO, June 27.-Jsmes Cronin was
killed at s.oney Island by Nickel Plate
train this morning. His body vas taken
to hyde Park Police Station, where Il
awaitn an inquest. \ i}s!
An unknown foater was taken from
the lake at South Chicago this morning
There was nothing about the body 10
indicate the identity OF the unfortunate,
tho remains having been long time in
the water. {. 5:..sG q. NJ SSit,S y -.
The body of man named Philip Rody
Was found between two cosl earn on the
Illinois Central track this morning, near
Twenty.second street. It is not known
killed. !! ,3'sg W n =
An unknown man was run over al
Austin by q Northwestern train this
morning. Tho body was taken 10 the
Auptin pollce station. s,%l! '5r,- l5$ySial f15
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Ballot nox suffers Sentenced,

BALTIMORE, June eth tho Criminal
Court today Judge Datfy sentenced Chas
". osons, Isaiah Waters, John Brandau
John B. Dannor and William ]. Byrne
Judges and clerks oi election in the Firat
ward, to two years each in jail. Ss54. z,
Jamos II. Hamlin, Judge of election in
the Eighteenth ward, was sentenced te
two years in jail and to pay ine OF ST.,
0o0 Henry Heiterlins forfeited his bal
and did not appear for sentence. z
All Of these men were convicted OF frauc
in the late municipal election. The sen
tonce he's created CONSERVATION among
ward politicians. There are several more
to be tried. .fl q 55i }lsj
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LOUISVILLE, June 27.-News OF terrible
tragedy, the eventa OF which are shrouded
in much mystery, reached here this morn
ing from Jelfersonville, Ind, where the
affair occurred. At IL O'Clock lsst night
MiBa Sarah F. Aldridee, pretty young
lady 10 years Of age, received q pistol ahot
in the head, from which she expired at
IN early hour this morning. Whether
the wound was inflicted by her own
hand or that OF tho young man in whose
company she was at the time, is yet un-
known. For 3 year past Misc Aldridge
has been receiving attentions from George
J. Utel, o young man % years Of age, who
works with his father in the iron foundry
OF Dennis Legg, this city. Last night he
left h!a home in Louisville and called on
his sweetheart. Between II and u
o'clock the parents Of Miss Aldridge were
awakened by pistol shot in the parlor.
They rushed to the room and found their
daughter in swoon on the floor, and
blood pouring from bullet hole In her
head. Utel say5 he Was asleep with his
head in tho lap OF the girl when the. deed
occurred, and that she committed suicide,
He is now in fafl, &, Isss ~
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RUss1A's AGGREssIyESEss
Ia Regard to the Indian Froutier Endunycr
ing EnElnuu's Power.

o. #a D.. .a
Ing Englnnd's Power.
LONDON, June 27.-Mr. Charles Marvin,
author Of that striking work "The Rus.
SLAMS ut the Gates OF Herat,"' and the beat
informed man in England in regard to
Russian atlaira, has never ceased,
since tho publication Of his great
work two years ago, to direct the at.
tention Of tho thoughtful to the dangers
threatening Great Britain's Empire in the
East: He has been q Cssaandra utteripe
doletul prophecies, which fell upon duil
ears, and even aroused resentment, but
which II present indications are to be
truated, are now being fulfilled. n,
Mr. Marvin, in an article Just published,
reviews his warnings and shows how every
step. taken by Russia, ia pushing her
empire eastward has been rea.jzs.
ton Of his prediction. Russia stands
to-day as England's northern neigh
Dor along poorly. 5 protected
boundary line Of twelve hnhdred miles
which as the nurse in "The Pirates'
sings, "wouldn't ha' been" if the policy
suggested by Mr.. Marvin had been adop.
tod. Russia could have easily been
checked by any one OF dozen counter
movements on Eagland's part few years
ego, which are now difficult ii not i'm prac-
ticAble. = s'5,3a- 4 c5rsl1.tG ~ IL =
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PRINCES IN IRELAND,
WhleS Sons nre Given n ysry Tame ReceE
90. tlou by this IrinI, pennle ~ IA

WhleS Sons nre GIyen n ysry Tame Recep.
ton by tbs Isish People. 4
DUBLIN, Juno 27.-Ths citizens com.
mittee hayo completed their arrangements
to receive Princes Albert Victor and
George, Of Wales, who will arrive here
this afternoon. The Corporation Council
Of Dublin will hold aloof from psrticipa.
ton in the celebration. Is
Business is conducted as usual and Dub.
lin does not seem to be taking much OF q
holiday over the arrival OF the Princes
There iss however sufficient display OF
bunting in the streeta and OF buetle among
the Loyalists to indicate there is public
interest in the event. The weather is
brilliant. ~
A military escort and number Of
Grown officials and prominent people are
at Klugstown awaiting the arrival OF the
Princes. Several steamers have gone down
the bay, to meet and Escort the royal boat
The Princes arrived at Kingston at the
appointed time and we're received with
great enthusiasm. The Marquis Of Lon
dondezry, the Irish viceroy, met them and
the town commissioners presented them
with en- address. sa3 gga
The Princes then proceeded to Dublin.
Upon their arrival here they were present.
Cd with an address OF welcome by the con-
servative citizans. One OF the sentiments
expressed in the address wss as follows:
We welcome the grand.sons Of Her
Majesty the Queen, under whom Ireland
has rejoiced, the blessings Of jus. laws,
true liberty and constitutional govern.
ment. Prince Albert Victor responded
to the address, and then he and his brother
with their party and escort proceeded tc
the vice regal lodge. During the journey
Of tho Prince through the streets Of Dub
lin there was much cheering by the
crowds. Some cries OF coercion and oc-
casional cheering for parnell were heard
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The Isowttn County yyar.

FLRAlNasruRa. KY, June 27.--The wal
in Rowan county is by no means ended
Tho escaped Tollivers ore now in Elliott
county, their home, rapidly recruiting g
large following, and this week propose te
retake Morehead, kill every msn they
eau who took part in the recent killing q
Craig Tol!iver and three Of bis support.
ers, and then burn the town. ~ .5.j
Ca!. Tolliyer, a brother of Craig, 10 al
the head Of the movement. Cal and 4
cousin, also named Tolliver, were arrested
IN Elliott county, Friday, OH q warrant
from Rowan county, and placed in jail al
Martinsburg: That night a mob of forty
or t'fty Tolliyeritea broke into jail and
rescued the prisoners, 4, u -
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DISASTROUS FIRE. \
MAnslIFlEbD NEARLY WIPED OUT.
Tho business Portion Of tho Town burned.
Two Thousand People Rendered Home.
lees by tho Conhagration..Loss Over.
Quo Million Dollars..Other Fires.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, juno 27.-Fire al.
most swept the town Of Marshlleld out Of
existence this afternoon, and two thous.
and people are homeless. The loss will
not be lees than $1,000 900. All commu
nicatiou by wire is cut OIL and 1t iH almos,
impossible to learn the particulars.
Locomotive gparks started the blaze
at noon. Tho lumber yard Of
the Upham furniture factory rapidly
developed into 4 roaring Ere that spread
toward the town. s i@'f5s&2 q Al.
Insufficient fro protection prevented
any resistance Of the flames and soon GOV.
oral tlourishing factories, tho buainess
blocks along Main street and adjoining
residences we're wrapped flames. People
gathered such household effects rs they
could and flsd to the woods. The heat
was so intense that $500 feet OF the Wiz.
consin Central track which runs through
one one. .ot the town WAS bent and twisted
into most grotesque shapes. r "a
Travel cannot be resumed on this &C.
count until tomorrow. Specials from
Stevens Point and Chippewa Falls con.
yeyed FIVE engines to the place, but the
fire was beyond control. But
one store and a few half
burned houses remain OF a
aourishing town. Many people were
tranaferrad by tho specials to neighborins
towns, and others csmped on tho out.
skirta Of the town. Among the buildings
destroyed were & wooden ware iActory,
grist mill, saw mill and factory Of the
Upham Misunderstanding Company, the
fremont and several MINOR hotels, ware.
houses along the Wisconsin Central, its
depot, four. churches and the entire bnsi.
meas centre. The insurance ia less than
one.ffth the loss.: ,@.s& "
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DOWN THE nIyER,


| i d.
Hotel Office Nobbed-The Catholic Knight
sult-Colored Fien,l's Attemp pted Assault,
Special Di,patch TO The iaitlliotneer. s6
PARKRRssuRa, June 27.-Tho hotel al
st. Mary's wau broken into Inst night and
the Office robbed Of about twenty dollars.
It is not known who did II. lA 4g
The jury In tho case Of the Catholic
Knights Of America against the First Ma
tionsl Bank, Of Grafton, returned a com.
plete yerdlc: for the Knights, giving thom
Two thousand dollars with interest from
June II. 1888, amounting to s., $50 betidcs
costs. The case OF the Catholic Knights
against Heckmer'a bondamen involving
about ten thousand dollars has been de.
ferred until the next torn ot the United
S.atea Court. !, q. ,RIi2l 'g
Williamstown Is all excitement over The
attempt OF negro brute named Marshall,
who used to be employed at tho Howell
Houae, Wheeling, to assault the twelve.
year.old daughter Of John Lumpkinp,
about mile from Williamstown. Mar.
shall went to the house when there was
nobody at home but two little girls and
threatened to kill the Oldest with a razor
II che made any outcry. Her little slater
ran to a neighbours house, but when she
came back with assistance the brute was
gone; Miss Lumpkius succeeded in re-.
siating his assaults. The whole nelghbor-
hood vas aroused and began searching
for him with guns and revolvers. t U p to
yesterday he had not been captured.
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r. Bfaiuo in Ohio.

NKw YoRx, June ga special from
Columbus, O., to the Sun saysi "The
drst gun in the great Blaine-sherman
6ght in Ohio was fred in Lima, and has
resulted in a victory for the Blaine forces.
In tho Allen County Republican Conyen.
ton, Saturday afternoon, resolution was
offered by eS-Postmaster Waldorf, who
had just returned from Mansfield, in.
structing delegates to the State Oonven.
ton to vote for q resolution pledginp
Ohio'a vote to John Sherman ior Preei.
dent in 1883. Amid great excitement,
cheers and Kisses, the resolution was voted
down, tbs vote being 50 for Blaine and q
lor Sherman" " IS <. 3}gg.
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District Forty.Ntus's trouble,

New YoRK, June 27.-Ths statements
that the Board Of Arbitration Of District
40 had been abolished, and thst an Ex-
ecu.iye Committee with George ". Damn
as chairman organized in its place at the
meeting of District 40 yesterday, Is ths
cole topic among the members OF the
Knights Of Labor. Several delegates who
were present at the meeting state there ia
no truth in the report. There was a
lengthy and hot discussion between the
Quinn and Dunn factions, and the lstter,
1t appears, had the best OF the diecassion
but no ac,iou was taken and no officers
elected. Master Workmsa Quinn and
George W. Dunn were seen to-tlny. Both
declined to stats anything about the
trouble in 40, except 10 state that there
waa no truth in the report in regard to an
afnctjot1 " ~ rs .lr4a gFt tlf. F,sf "
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WANT A lsuNfpUS.
Settlers on the Maxwell Land Grant Prepa
Ing to Kick up u Fuss. y1

Settlers on the Maxwell Land Graut Prepar.
| Ing to Kick up u Fuss.
RATTAN, N. NJ, June 27.-There ia
trouble among tho settlers on the Max.
well land grant, in the northern part Of
the Territory, and tho bitter feeling to.
ward it's claimants is growing stronger
daily. Threats are heard on every hand
and several rows have occurred.
Following is copy OF a catt which haa
tesn Issued for a meeting at this place
August i: +7s. s',si3
SHOULDER ARMS! FORWARD MARCHl
sErrLERs: The ao.called Maxwell grant
is public domain. It WAS thrown open to
settlement and entry rs public land in
1874 by the final and authoritative judp.
ment Of the Secretary OF the Interior. For
several years II has been treated with
contempt by apeculators and corrupt Off.
cials, but 1t hos never been reversed.
In pretending to arbitrarily reverse the
final and vested judgment OF the Secre.
tary OF tho Interior, Commissioner vii.
hanson committed IN Infamous crime in
the interest Of thess high.toned public
land thieves. l5-.t t,s'-s's5 ''s' !
Settlers, You are now asked to submit to
this outrageous crime. Don't you do 1t.
Only contemplate cowasds would tamsly
submit to be kicked off from public lend
as tIespassers by en- official gang OF public
land thieves. ,fg75i II - = :, !
Settlers, you are not towards. You
obeyed our summons once; obey It again,
Come to Rattan in force by the first day
OF next August, and il We cnnnot, in mass
meeting assembled, without 1umpus,
get the attention Of the nation to the
crime committed by Williamson in arbi.
trarlly surveying public land in the Max.
well grant, then by all means le. US have
rumpua. [signed] siI55l5 !
COMMITTEE OF THE SETTLERS.
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/. Cnrn,nnl Glbbons, stops a Fight,

'BAIr!Nons, June 27.-Cardinal Gibbons
was at St. Agneu' church, on the Fred
erick road yesterday. He drove outlrom
Baltimore in his carriage. On his way to
St. Agnes, hip attention was drawn to q
number Of boys on an open lot indulging
in free ight-the outcome Of a game Of
base ball. The Cardinal told tho driver
to stop, and, alightlng from his carriage,
hasteaed to where tho melee WAS going
on, a;sa before any of tho boys noticed
him was In tnsiss midst, separating the
combatants and acting the >Past Of peace
maker all around. ls.s ,',:i &;t3 d;
them lecture about desacreting the Sab.
bath. The Cardinal then walked back to
his carriage, having re.entessd which, ono
Of tho boys proposed three cheera for his
Eminence, which were given with a will,
and the ptelate smilingly drove on. /.
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Tho Pope aud ireland.

LONDON, Juns 27.-Ths Pope hos post.
poned the visit Of Monsignor Persico and
Monaignor Qualdi to Ireland, because o.
the approximations made to the Vatican
by Cardinal Manning and Archbishop
walsh. The mission was ordered with q
view to obtsin y report based on peraonal
observation Of the political and eocial
condition OF the 1rieh people. Cardinal
Manning aud Archbishop Walsh have
convinced the Pope that an Intervention
on his part in Irish affairs just how would
be incxpedient and would produce a bad
impIereion. - ~. JJ3s; > b (. .ssc -
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TIE COKE STRIKE,
A Bronlr In tho Strikers lsnnlsS Mt Fair
IN chnncs Furnace. Fsi

A Dronlt In tho Strikers Rnnlss Mt Fair
chance Furnace. F@.
PlTsDuRau, June 27.-The coke manu-.
facturers Still insist that thsy have not
employed any Pinksrton's msa to work
in the coke regions. They hsld meet.
ing to-day, but they claimed it WAS merely
for the purpose Of comforting shout the
condition Of trade and atT.irs in the re.
gion. They SAY. they expect to secure q
general resumption a. the old scsls in u
short time. There ia no doubt, notwith-
standing donisls. that arrangements Gro
being perfected Tor the employment OF
force to protect men aud property, When
this Is organized, they claim they can
secure oil the men they desire to resume
work. Nm -
A special from uniontown Gays: At q
meeting OF the strikers at Faiichance fur
mace this afternoon 10 out OF Ia voted to
reaume work at the old wsSea. There
are shout $50 ovens at these works aud
the break is considered an important one.
z 1t ID casimated that the empsoyers aud
employees have lost $3.50 000 in profits and
wages siIcs the ;atrike was inaugnrated
tirea monthg ago. At the pr:eent about
one.third OF tho ovens in the region are
in operation ST the ADVANCE 81 sA5SE9
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SAIOLDERING PORK,
Tho Fire at the Union Stock Yards Still
4. Hurntug. fia.H"s .E7fI

Tho Fire ut the Union Stock Yards Still
burning. 9GF E5fl
CulcAao, June 27.-Ol the fremen in.
jured at yesterdays BLAZE at the stock
yards one died during the night and four
more are in precsrious condition, being
injured internally and having limbs
broken. =ia. +" y
At ono o'clock this morning tho flames
broke out airesh about the chill rooms OF
what is known as the "hutch" house.
Under the south chill rooms two million
pounds Of prime pork were picking in
the vat. The contents OF the chill room
aud vat are valued at'from 100000 to
$3.50, 900. 4 shaky wall was all that ssp.
arsted this from tho flames and the fire.
men had TO work harder than any time
during the progresn Of the fire to prevent
their spread. SO
at 8 o'clock the entire district was still
in lurid glare, bat the danger Of the
north wall falling was passed. Ten
streams are directed at the burning mass,
It will require cona:ant work for forty
eight hours to thoroughly extinguish the
|snofdering pork. Tho tiremen are being
relieved by reserves, r vi =
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Ovll's Tomb Discovered,

LONDON, June e7,-1tis announced that
Oyid's tomb has been discovered. The
location is at Anadolkii, near Kusteudnmi.
Ths atone marking the tomb rcpreeents
Ovid'e arrival at the Island Of Toni,
when no YRS baniehed thither by Angus.
tus A, D 5, on account OF tho poets in.
triGue with The Emperol's daughter Julia,
and Appol'o'a reception Of him. Oyid's
Isle Is lew miles from Kustendsmi.
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NEw Yonk, June 27.-The mutilated re.
mains of woman aoated in at tho wharf
at Harbsck's store on Fnrman street,
Brooklyn, about noon to-,iay, and those
who saw it were Of the opinion thnt the
woman was murdered. The body was in
q nude state aud both legs were cut of at
the knoee. There was some hemp and
bsgging tied around her neck and it is
evident that the bapging bad contained
some heavy weight when the body was
thrown into the water. The body had re.
maiued upon tho bottom Of tho river until
decomposition had cot in. The deceased
seemed 10 be q middle aged woman, !.
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Bent tho Record,

New LONDON. Cr., June 27.-The eighth
annual four mile straight away race be-
tween crews representing Harvard Uni-
versity and Columbia College was roved
this afternoon on the Thames river cou,ao
irom Gales river to Winthrop Point, and
proved to be ono OF the most holly con-
tested races ever rowed, both crews beat
ing tho record Of 20 minutes and 81 eee.
onds made by Yale in 1884. Tho official
time Ia Harvard .20:20; Columbia 20:29,
All the condi.lono were favorable for fast
time. The water was comparatively
smooth: tho tide was running OUT yory
strong, being greatly Increased In volume
by heavy freshst occssioned by the late
rains, and fresh breezo blew directly
down the couree. gs'f7.gj VI MI =